The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-02-10
BLOODY WORK!
Daring, and Successful
Attempt to Rescue
a Prisoner !
Two Cleveland Officers
Badly Wounded!
DETECTIVE HUhLIGAN
DIES OF INJURIES
RECEIVED.
The Williams ESCanH
The Williams Escape
One of the Boldest and most
Dastardly Deeds Ever
Perpetrated in Ohio.

The most daring and desperately
murderOus assault ever perpetrated in
this State, resulting in the rescue from
the officers of one of the most notorious
criminals in the country, took place
at the q. & P. station in this place last
Friday morning.
On Saturday morning, Jan. 90. the
fur store of Benedict & Reudy, in
Cleveland, was robbed of S., 900 worth
of furs. Cleveland detectives traced
the goods to Pittsburg, and Captain
Hoehn, of the Cleveland police, fol-
lowed the robbers to that city and OBJ
tanned the arrest of the leader of the
gang, who gave his name as Harry
McMunn. Detective w. II Hulligan
was sent to assist the Captain in his
efforts to capture the other members
of the gang concerned in the robbery,
also to assist in bringing McMunn to
Cleveland.
Procuring the necessary requisition
papers. the officers, with their prisoner
took the night express, leaving Pitts
burg at IL rs Thursday evening. The
prisoner was handcuffed to detective
Rulligan, while Capt. Hoehn, know
ing they had desperate man in charge
and that equally desperate confeder-
ates were at large, kept watch for sus-
picious characters, making a careful
survey of the cars to ascertain if any
such were on board. Finding all sat
isfactory he returned to the smoking
car and took seat near the detective
and his prisoner. The only passengers
in this car besides the two officers and
their prisoner were Rev. Weis, of
Cleveland, and a man with a light
overcoat and peaked cap.
Arriving at Alliance at S:I5, three
men got on the train, taking seats In
the car behind the smoker. Conductor
Ohliger, in taking up their tickets,
noticed that they had reached Alli-
ance by the P. Ft. w. & q. r. R., and
notified Capt. Hoehn, who again took
a survey of the coach and seeing moth.
ing to arouse his suspicious resumed
his seat. The train reached Ravenna
about 4; 20, being 80 minutes late,
making no stops after leaving Alliance
The villains had calculated their
chances to rescue their pal, snd the
most favorable point to complish it.
Correctly surmising that few, if any
persons would be at the depot at that
early hour, and relying upon their
ability to intimidate the passengers.
rs the train slacked up they jumped
of, saw that the coast was clear, only
the night operator being at the depot.
They then splang upon the platform
OF the smoking car. one standing
guard at the door, while the others,
with reyolvers drawn. Joined by the
man with the white overcoat, made a
rush for the officers. One of the viii
iains struck Hulligan a murderous
blow on the head with coupling pin,
telling him to the floor in a half con-
scious condition, while two others held
revolvers in Capt. Hoshn's face, or.
dering him to remain quiet. But the
dssperadoes had mistaken their man,
in thinking Il to intimidate Captain
Hoshn, the brave officer, sprapg to
his feet, aud with the death dealing
weapons of the desperadoes staring
hiM in the face, drew his revolver and
commenced firing. The man who had
struck Hulligan also struck the Capt,
with the coupling pin and rushing
through the car. knocked down the
lamps, thus leaving the plucky officer
to fight the unequal battle in darkness,
Some Is or 20 shots were fired in the
car, two of which struck Capt. Hoehn,
one in the right arm and one in the hip
While this twas going on Hulligan
was dragged from the car, the key
taken from his pocket and the prisoner
released. The gang then jumped off
the car and escaped in the darkness,
The train started ahead, but the con.
ductor pulled the bell and ordered it
back. The wounded officers were
placed on stretchers in the baggage
car, DR.. White was taken on board
and the train proceeded to Cleveland.
On the arrival of the train Captain
Hoehn, at his request, was taken to
the City Hospital, fearing the effect
the sight of his horrible injuries might
have upon his wife and daughter, who
are in feeble health. Detective Hulli-
gan was taken, in an apparently dy-
ing condition to his home, corner of
Lake and Bond streets, where he lin
gered till Tuesday morning, between
s and 8 o'clock, when he breathed his
last. Capt. Hoehn's injuries were at
first thought to be the most serious of
the two, but he is now thought to be
in fair way to recover.
d. e. Coolnan, Esq, of this place
was passenger on the train, being in
the sleeping car at the time of the at.
tack, his first intimation of anything
wrong being obtained from one of the
train men rushing into the car inquir-
ing for revolver. Hastily dressing
he appeared upon the scene of action
in time to assist in caring for the in
iured men. He then telegraphed the
facts to the various cities, to place the
officers on the watch foE the despera-
does. The telephone was also put to
the same use wherever possible.
Seversl officers arrived from Cleye-
land during the forenoon and vigor-
Gus search for some clue to the where.
abouts of the desperadoes was at once
commenced. Pittsburgh officers ar.
rived later in the day, to assist i'm the
search. Men were sent in eyery di.
rection in hopes of intercepting tt q
fqgitivAs, but without avail. Thouph
many rumers of strangers having been
seen under suspicious circumstances
were atoat. and were traced ap, no
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